Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Acute Pharyngitis in Children(3 years and older), Adolescents and Adults (PDF)
- Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF)
- Management of Adults with Osteoarthritis (PDF)
- Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated DVTs (PDF)
- Quality Palliative Care
- Screening, Diagnosis and Referral for Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Tobacco Control (PDF)
- Management of Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis in Adults (PDF)
- Management of Acute Low Back Pain in Adults (PDF)
- Management and Prevention of Osteoporosis (PDF)
- Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy in Adults 18 Years and Older (PDF)
- Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain
- Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health: Clinical Management and Service Guidance
- Bipolar Disorder: Assessment and Management
Meridian encourages the use of evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) by our providers. Our Quality Improvement Committee approves and adopts CPGs for prevention, diagnosis and management of medical and behavioral health conditions. These guidelines are developed by the nationally-recognized Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC), and correspond with well-accepted standards of care and clinical treatments for specific conditions. MQIC guidelines are reviewed and updated every two years, or sooner if necessary. Once approved by MQIC Medical Directors, the CPGs are sent to the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) for inclusion on the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. NGC prepares structured abstracts for consistency of guidelines on their website.
Meridian promotes implementation of these CPGs via dissemination among practitioners and uses numerous performance measures to provide feedback to achieve consistent and high quality health outcomes for our members.
The MQIC CPGs are reviewed every two years and updated as necessary by the MeridianHealth Physician Advisory Committee (PAC), and approved by the Quality Improvement Committee and Board of Directors. Get more information about MQIC (PDF).
These Clinical Practice Guidelines are the clinical basis for each of our Disease Management and Behavioral Health programs. Please click below to view the guidelines in electronic format. They are also available in hard copy upon request by contacting the Quality Department at 866-606-3700.
- Oral Hygiene Care for Functionally Dependent and Cognitively Impaired Older Adults (PDF)
- Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated DVTs (PDF)
- Prevention of Pregnancy in Adolescents Ages 12-17 years (PDF)
- Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy in Adults 18 years and older (PDF)
- Professionally Applied Topical Fluoride (PDF)
- Routine Preventive Services for Infants and Children (Birth - 24 Months) - EPSDT (PDF)
- Routine Preventive Services for Children and Adolescents (Ages 2-21) - EPSDT (PDF)
- Screening for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas (PDF)
- Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for Children and Adolescents (PDF)
- Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity (PDF)
- Tobacco Control (PDF)
- Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants (PDF)
- Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health: Clinical Management and Service Guidance
- Borderline Personality Disorder, Recognition and Management (PDF)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder: National Health and Medical Research Council
- Community Reintergration Programs (PDF)
- Delirium: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
- Compulsive Disorder (PDF)
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